The Criterion Collection

[pro-bassoonist]

REVIEW

[Tom Hiddleston]

Originally Posted by pro-bassoonist

REVIEW

Great thanks Netflix. I may blind buy it at the sale. Hopefully they'll get it in.

[Alex DeLarge]

I'll re-watch WOMAN UNDER THE INFLUENCE because I love Falk and Rowland's bravura performances. Wow.

[finalmattasy]

I'm gonna be a goof and caps.. I never have before.

Idea: There needs to be a criterion vinyl company!!! I wont start this company, but someone should. A brand for audiophiles to get deluxe over!!
I'll be a customer.

[eatbear]

Just got all 16 Criterion Blu-rays from DeepDiscount today -- so despite all the past negative experiences, they did quite well by me! I ordered on Tuesday morning, and everything arrived today well packaged and in perfect condition. One order contained 14 individual titles + BBS set in a box with a good amount of stuffing paper. The second was a single Blu-ray in a bubble mailer (seemingly shrink-wrapped) and was also in perfect shape. I used the "Free Shipping" option, so I have to say, I'm a happy camper considering I wasn't expecting them to be here so quickly.

[Benchman]

Originally Posted by eatbear

Just got all 16 Criterion Blu-rays from DeepDiscount today -- so despite all the past negative experiences, they did quite well by me! I ordered on Tuesday morning, and everything arrived today well packaged and in perfect condition. One order contained 14 individual titles + BBS set in a box with a good amount of stuffing paper. The second was a single Blu-ray in a bubble mailer (seemingly shrink-wrapped) and was also in perfect shape. I used the "Free Shipping" option, so I have to say, I'm a happy camper considering I wasn't expecting them to be here so quickly.

Your lucky, I placed an order for Seven Samurai and Night of the Hunter the same day with free shipping and I haven't received an email saying they have shipped. I'm not really in a rush to get them but the sooner the better.

[Hendershot737]

Any chance some computer savvy gentleman (or gentlewoman) could take Criterion's newly posted picture [on Facebook] and zoom in on what they're working on for their 2012 release schedule?

[blkhrt]

Originally Posted by Hendershot737

Any chance some computer savvy gentleman (or gentlewoman) could take Criterion's newly posted picture [on Facebook] and zoom in on what they're working on for their 2012 release schedule?

According to the Blu Ray blog, the titles visible are

[Show spoiler]
THE LIFE OF OHARU
LA PROMESSE
FELINNI SATYRICON
MINISTRY OF FEAR
SPARTACUS
HEAVEN’S GATE
THE CANTERBURY TALES
DECAMERON
A NIGHT TO REMEMBER

Link: http://www.theblurayblog.com/2011/06...and-many-more/

[keldons]

YES! Finally we get those Pasolini films. More Kubrick and Cimino is fine by me as well. I have no idea how they saw those though.

[blkhrt]

Originally Posted by keldons

YES! Finally we get those Pasolini films. More Kubrick and Cimino is fine by me as well. I have no idea how they saw those though.

There are definitely some good titles. But yeah, it might be worth taking the list with a grain of salt, because it us pretty tough to see. Of course, some have been predicted for a while.

[EricJ]

Originally Posted by keldons

YES! Finally we get those Pasolini films.

Those two? Gay porn filmed on a backyard.
(I'd like to see a real version of Canterbury done someday, maybe for big-budget TV minseries, but without the dopey gaping amateur actors, gratuitous "pizzaboy" shots of young twinks eyeing each other, and scenes that trail off in no particular direction.)
Satyricon isn't much better, but Roger Ebert makes the point that it's intentionally showing how Rome crumbled under its own self-indulgence, and, quote, "demonstrates why the '68 Summer of Love would never have lasted anyway."

Spartacus, of course, was always meant to happen once Criterion got the MGM Kubricks --
But to those curious about Heaven's Gate, don't say we didn't warn you...Not all famous flops are "underappreciated". (Imagine watching the Kevin Costner "Wyatt Earp", only........slower.)

[SpiderBaby]

All I know is I see the name Gorin and can't f'n wait.

[drbikeshorts]

Originally Posted by EricJ

But to those curious about Heaven's Gate, don't say we didn't warn you...Not all famous flops are "underappreciated". (Imagine watching the Kevin Costner "Wyatt Earp", only........slower.)

To those curious about Heaven's Gate, I'm not warning, I'm recommending.
I love this film.
Kristofferson, Isabelle Huppert, Walken, and John Hurt are all outstanding in this film.
It also contains one of the most beautiful scenes ever, when Kristofferson and Huppert dance in a town hall.
The film is long, but it is lovely.

[BluPat]

Sorry if someone has asked and answered this but the 50% off Criterion sale at B&N.....it will start July 12th?...in store and online? If so, YAY because I am off from work Tuesdays and I should be able to pick up a couple.

[r0pe]

I need some help:

I just tried to watch "Pale Flower" on my region free Dyon Horizon player, but the disc won't stop spinning. It can't load the disc and play it.
I tried other titles like "People on Sunday" and "Blow Out", they played without a problem.

Looking at the disc of Pale Flower I can't find any visible defects. Any ideas?

[Darkcritic]

Those titles look pretty good so far. Kubrick and Lang are great but the best surprise is the Mizoguchi . It is about time Criterion starts give him some love in the BD format, now all I need to know is if Ugetsu is in the way .

[Monty70]

Originally Posted by r0pe

I need some help:

I just tried to watch "Pale Flower" on my region free Dyon Horizon player, but the disc won't stop spinning. It can't load the disc and play it.
I tried other titles like "People on Sunday" and "Blow Out", they played without a problem.

Looking at the disc of Pale Flower I can't find any visible defects. Any ideas?

I sent you a pm, hope it helps.

P.S.
Yes BluPat, the B&N sale has been mentioned as starting on the 12th. (online and in store)

[Alex DeLarge]

To those curious about Heaven's Gate, I'm not warning, I'm recommending.
I love this film.

Glad to see some love this for masterful film. Of course, I'm talking about the Director's Cut and not the shortened theatrical version. I'd love a BD version someday but have resigned myself to accepting the low quality dvd. Robin Wood's essay in HOLLYWOOD FROM VIETNAM TO REAGAN is wonderful and will help many to appreciate the construction of what I consider to be Cimino's best film. The dance scene is reminiscent of the wedding scene in DEER HUNTER, imbued with a sublime visual grace and realism. Hypnotizing.

[Cowboy]

What I would like to see is some Douglas Sirk on BD. Let's get "All that Heaven Allows" and "Magnifcent Obsession" released.

[BohemianGraham]

Originally Posted by Joe Dalek

R.I.P.

He's in a couple of great films in the Criterion Collection, and Columbo was supposedly based on the detective Alfred Fichet in Diabolique.

Oh yes! I thought I was nuts thinking Fichet was a lot like Columbo! I'm sad now, I loved him in The Great Race, Murder by Death, The Princess Bride, and The In-Laws!